Last week I made a meringue icing for my cupcakes and had problems making my meringue form peaks. This makes me ask what are some of your tips/tricks? What do you do or add to your egg white mixture in order to help it form peaks when you are having troubles.
Eggs – Making the meringues form peaks
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Best Answer
It's important to let your eggs get to room temperature. I use this simple recipe for all meringues:
The cream of tartar is what really makes the egg whites to firm up nicely.